Varied Uzbekistan

Flight with Turkish Airline from Istanbul to Tashkent, Arrive in Tashkent, Transfer to the hotel. Overnight at hotel. Visit the sights of the multifaceted capital. Visit the Khasti Imam Square with the beautiful Barak Khan Madrassah, the Tilla Sheikh Mosque and the Kaffal Shashi mausoleum of simple brickwork. Here you can take a look at the Koran handwritten by the Third Caliph Osman (644-656). Continue to visit the huge Chorsu Bazaar, whose oriental smells and spices will put you in the tales of 1001 Nights. In the afternoon, continue your exploration in the modern part of the city and visit the Independence Square, Amir Timur Square. Overnight in hotel.

In the morning travel by train to Samarkand. Samarkand, the "most precious pearl of the Orient", is one of the oldest cultural centers in the world and has a rich history. Afrosiab, as the legendary capital of ancient Sogdiana was then called, was the target of conquests by Alexander the Great from the west and Genghis Khan from the east. Amir Timur established his capital here and numerous masterpieces of Islamic architecture testify to the size, power and splendor of his empire. During your first day in Samarkand you will visit the imposing mosques and beautiful medreses commissioned by Amir Timur and his successors: the Bibikhanum Mosque and Registan Square with the three medes Ulugbek, Shir-Dar and Tilla-Kari the most beautiful highlights of this trip. Amir Timur and other kings are buried in the mausoleum Gur-Emir. Overnight at hotel.

As a religious pilgrimage site and market town, Samarkand is still a vibrant city. The necropolis of Shakhi Zinda, on the edge of the old town, is visited daily by hundreds of pilgrims seeking their well-being in this holy place. In the necropolis of Shakhi Zinda, join the pilgrims and admire the finely tiled mausoleums. You will visit the old tissue paper manufactory and the Ulugbek Observatory (XV century), which tells the fascinating story of the little son of Tamerlane and have time to spend free time or strolling in the oriental bazaar. Overnight at hotel.